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This is today’s most-used 4-3-3, with two of the front three effectively playing as wingers. Carrick and Schweinsteiger are both capable of excelling as an anchor man, sacrificing themselves in an attacking sense to allow the other two midfielders more freedom to get forward. Mata and Ander Herrera are United’s best attacking midfielders, but playing them both against a big team could be a risk. Van Gaal is likely to select more defence-minded full-backs in this system.
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